Elisabeth Sanders (b. 1982) is a Dutch photographer who looks for what often goes unseen: the quiet moments in between. Her work is rooted in a deep sensitivity to atmosphere, emotion, and the subtle rhythm of everyday life.

Rather than chasing perfect moments, she is drawn to the ones that feel real — the tension before a gesture, the silence after an argument, the way light moves through a room that’s been lived in. These in-between moments, she believes, are where life quietly happens.

With a background in psychology and a degree from the Amsterdam Photo Academy, Elisabeth brings both intuition and attentiveness to her photography. Whether working on personal projects or commissioned stories, she captures people and places with honesty, care, and a poetic sense of timing.

Based near Amsterdam, she creates work that invites you to pause — to feel something you didn’t quite have words for, and to remember what’s often overlooked.

Exhibitions

2023 Group Exhibition Emergo Fotoacademie, loods 6 Amsterdam

2023 Group Exhibition “Darkness” Decode Gallery, Tucson Arizona

2023 Group Exhibition Salon des Beaux Arts, Paris

Publications

2023-Present Photovogue

2023 Self published book ‘Always present, often in the background’

2023 Online Publication Docu Magazine

2023 online Publication Immemory Magazine

2024 Online article All About Photo.com

2024 Online Group exhibition Artdoc Photography Magazine

Awards

2025 FRESH EYES Talent 2025 GUP Magazine

Education

2023 · Graduation, Amsterdam Photo Academy